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Gharial crocodile

Gavialis gangeticus

Photo by Craig Allison
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Critically endangered with an estimated 200 breeding pairs left in the wild.

Habitat:

Deep rivers are this species preferred habitat.

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Gharial

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Comments (3)
Scott Frazier
Hello! Your spotting here was featured as representative of this species from PN via a link http://species-spottings.tumblr.com/ (see SPOTTING column) from the recent blog post http://blog.projectnoah.org/post/48688907786/crocodilians
Smith Zoo
Such an amazing reptile that survived millions of years and now only 200 remain... very sad indeed.
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PublishedMay 11, 2011

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